German automakers and their suppliers are preparing a coordinated wave of worker protests on September 21 to defend manufacturing sites and employment amid financial pressures in the industry. The demonstrations follow Volkswagen’s recent profit warning, which has raised concerns about potential job cuts and plant closures across the sector. Major brands like Mercedes, BMW, Audi, and Porsche are among those involved, signaling broad unease over the automotive industry’s economic outlook. Labor groups are mobilizing to pressure companies to maintain production and safeguard workers’ livelihoods.
Tens of thousands of German workers from suppliers and major automakers including Mercedes, BMW, Audi and Porsche will stage protests to protect plants and jobs on Sept. 21 after VW slashed its profit ...
